Leadership
Connection and Joy
“These two beauties had been barn mates but were separated for a few months. This is was what happened when they saw each other at the horse park after their long absence from each other.” Jenn Wang. Unfortunately I do not have the back story as to why these beautiful horses were separated. Whatever it…
Read MoreShaken and Stirred. Not yet Settled.
“Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path”. Paolo Coehlo Here we are in July. It has been three months of ‘shifting of foundations’ on so many levels. Changes for many at a personal and professional level, changes brought about by external events – and others have made internal…
Read MoreSeeing Clearly
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed, yet only if there is a light from within.” Elisabeth Kübler-Ross At the moment, if may feel as though we are all being pounded in a crucible of awakening. That…
Read MoreThe Dream Deepens
There is a sense of divisiveness for many, it seems – both internally and externally, in these testing times. On some level, the ongoing turbulence has felt like something is shaking us out of complacency, out of our comfort zones and out of our consumerist way of life. In truth, the latter (consumerist), being of utmost…
Read MoreReflection on Connection
“Hope is not about proving anything it is about choosing to believe this one thing: that love is bigger than any grim, bleak shit anyone can throw at us.” Annie Lamott This time of year is often one of reflection. What has our experience of the past year been? How have we grown on deeply…
Read MoreHumility, Resilience and a Dream
“Far better to live your own path imperfectly than to live another’s perfectly.” Bhagavad Gita Staying committed to a dream requires many attributes. Humility, resilience and alignment with who you are key and knowing why you want in the first place really does help. This is easier said than done, especially with the world’s eyes…
Read MoreTurbulence in the system – Riding the waves of uncertainty.
“The flapping of the wings of a butterfly can be felt on the other side of the world .” Chinese Proverb. In these times of uncertainty, it seems that one step forward is met with two steps back. And in these moments, it is useful is to be in the uncertainty, the unknown, and not…
Read More‘Unfolding’ – your journey to embrace who you are
As some parts of the world start to reopen – I refer to the travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand – and lockdown laws are, for the most part, becoming less stringent it has become evident that the choices made this time last year are influencing the environment which we are experiencing now –…
Read MoreConversation – the bigger picture, a bigger purpose.
Conversation – real conversation, where reflection, respect and deep listening occurs is something I feel is needed at this pivotal time in our lives. This has been a recurring theme for me as I, and many of us, navigate these uncertain and yet very opportune times in our respective lives. And then last week, a…
Read MoreLeadership Inside-Out: Compassionate Courage
Monica Sharma, M.D., an international expert and practitioner on leadership development for sustainable and equitable change, talks of the need for a conscious full-spectrum model which simultaneously solves problems, shifts systems and creates new patterns sourced from individual inner capacity and transformational leadership. She calls this compassionate courage. What seems to be apparent is that…
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